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what course should i take in college

Posted 10 September 2012 - 10:12 PM

hi so i want to be a software developer and i have been learning c++ for a couple of months now through books and online tutorials. now im ready to go to collage.and the collage i will be going to is SAIT polytechnic. but im stuck between these two courses which now should i take.

Re: what course should i take in college

Posted 11 September 2012 - 11:03 AM

I would also like to point out that from looking at the programs, the first one is an actual degree track, while the second one is just a certification. So really it's comparing apples and oranges. I'd say go for the first one and take the development track.

This post has been edited by rgfirefly24: 11 September 2012 - 11:04 AM

Re: what course should i take in college

Posted 11 September 2012 - 09:10 PM

i looked at SAIT (yes i live in Calgary!) and applied. i have a bad experience with them. first of all, they allowed me to apply for a semester that was already full and more students were not being considered, without even telling me. there went $200. secondly, their programs (atleast when i looked at them) have like... no math. at all. the school i'm going to online goes up to Calc III and even has better programming classes than SAIT. i think math is pretty much essential for being successful in programming. maybe look around a bit more? i think U of C had a better program, if i recall correctly.